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Windows Server Management

In this path, you’ll learn the essential skills for managing Windows Server. You’ll begin with learning the basics of installing Windows Server. You’ll then move on to managing and monitoring Windows Server, implementing Windows Server distributed networking services, and securing your environment. By the end of this path, you’ll have the skills you need to manage Windows Server like a pro.... Read moreRead less

Installing Windows Server 2016

Description

Installing Windows Server 2016 might not seem the most exciting of topics, but move past the next, next, finish and there's incredible depth in automating this otherwise-mundane task. In this course, you won't just see the "Next-Next-Finish" of installing a copy of Windows Server, but you'll learn a myriad of new installation approaches. First, you'll learn about offline installation. Next, you'll explore the command line and PowerShell approaches. Finally, you'll take a look at the Desired State Configuration approach. All of these might take a little extra time up-front, but they greatly pay off down the road. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge of PowerShell, Desired State Configuration, and even some of the WinPE and DISM commands that you'll need for rapid deployment of Windows Server 2016.

Table of contents

Course Overview1m

Introduction7m

Install, Upgrade, and Migrate Servers and Workloads1h 44m

Install and Configure Nano Server1h 10m

Create, Manage, and Maintain Images for Deployment53m

Intermediate

In this section, you’ll learn how to monitor and maintain your server environments, then you'll learn about the two core distributed data technologies built into Windows Server and how each can be used to address different use cases.

Maintaining and Monitoring Windows Server 2016

Description

Monitoring and maintaining your server environments is crucial to your organizations overall success. In this course, Maintaining and Monitoring Windows Server 2016, you'll learn all you need to know in order to ensure your server installations are running optimally. First, you'll learn how to implement patch management and anti-malware. Next, you'll delve into backup and restore options. Finally, you'll discover how to monitor environments running Windows Server 2016. By the end of this course, you'll have the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain and monitor your environments.

Table of contents

Course Overview1m

Course Introduction5m

Implementing Patch Management and Anti-malware Updates31m

Implementing Server Backups31m

Monitoring Server Installations33m

Implementing Windows Server 2016 Distributed Networking Services

Description

Many organizations have distributed data across multiple sites and all users expect quick data access no matter where they reside. In this course, Implementing Windows Server 2016 Distributed Networking Services, you'll learn about the two core distributed data technologies built into Windows Server and how each can be used to address different use cases. You'll start by learning DFS and DFS Replication and then you'll look at BranchCache and how and when that should be used as an alternative solution. At the end of this course, you'll be able to describe each of the technologies, which problems they solve, and how to implement and troubleshoot them.

Table of contents

Course Overview1m

Introduction7m

Lab Setup8m

DFS Deployment Planning13m

Implementing DFS19m

Configuring DFSR Replication20m

Troubleshooting DFSR19m

BranchCache Deployment Planning19m

Implementing BranchCache for Files30m

Implementing BranchCache for Web Content18m

Implementing BranchCache for Application Updates8m

Troubleshooting BranchCache21m

Advanced

In this section, you’ll learn how to further secure Windows Server 2016 using encryption, updates, software restrictions, credential management, and security baselines. You’ll also learn to secure your virtualized environments.

Windows Server 2016 Security Hardening

Description

Windows Server 2016 provides tools for administrators to armor-plate server systems to protect data, ensure stability, avoid malware and guard against credential theft. BitLocker and EFS protect data at rest with robust and manageable encryption as well as platform validation. In this course, Windows Server 2016 Security Hardening, you'll discover how to harden your security so that it's orders of magnitude more secure than the default configuration. First, you'll discover how to encrypt server volumes and folders so only legitimate users have access. Next, you'll explore how to build a Windows update architecture that keeps servers properly patched at all times. Then, you'll learn how to stop password theft with Credential Guard and Virtualization Based Security. Finally, you'll get organized about security hardening with free baselines, templates, and tools. By the end of this course, you'll know how to set up BitLocker and EFS, automate update distribution with WSUS, restrict software with digital signatures and code integrity policies, protect Kerberos tickets and password hashes, and incorporate security best practices from Microsoft after tailoring them for your own organization.

Table of contents

Course Overview1m

Implementing Encryption1h 6m

Configuring WSUS46m

Installing Defender, Applocker, and Device Guard41m

Securing Servers with Credential Guard20m

Standardizing Security with Baselines21m

Securing Windows Server 2016 Virtualization

Description

Hyper-V is an excellent application that comes in Windows Server 2016 Standard and Enterprise. By default, there isn’t a lot of security unless you add it using the built-in tools that come with the server. However, you need to figure out which tools you should use and how to configure them. In this course, Securing Windows Server 2016 Virtualization, you’ll learn foundational knowledge needed to gain the ability to secure your virtual machines using a variety of tools. First, you will learn how to harden your virtual machine infrastructure. Next, you’ll learn encryption and enterprise firewall skills. Finally, you’ll learn how to avoid giving too many rights to too many people. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of securing your virtual machine environment needed to protect your clients.

Table of contents

Course Overview1m

Introduction to Hyper-V23m

Implement Server Hardening Solutions30m

Secure a Virtualization Infrastructure15m

Secure a Network Infrastructure Using Firewalls21m

Manage Privileged Identities21m

Implement Threat Detection Solutions19m

Implement Workload-specific Security17m

What you will learn

Installing Windows Server

Maintaining and Monitoring Windows Server 2016

Implementing Windows Server 2016 Distributed Networking Services

Windows Server 2016 Security Hardening

Securing Windows Server 2016 Virtualization

Pre-requisites

Familiarity with Windows Server is recommended.

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